{"id":41046,"date":"2017-05-17T15:51:19","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T19:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=41046"},"modified":"2017-05-17T15:51:19","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T19:51:19","slug":"smart-td-members-birmingham-terminal-railway-ratify-first-pact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/smart-td-members-birmingham-terminal-railway-ratify-first-pact\/","title":{"rendered":"SMART TD members at Birmingham Terminal Railway ratify first pact","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BHRRbanner-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"75\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41047 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BHRRbanner-1-300x75.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BHRRbanner-1-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BHRRbanner-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>After four-plus years of arduous contract negotiations and mediation, SMART TD train and engine service members operating at Birmingham Terminal Railway (BHRR) have ratified their first generation collective bargaining agreement that governs wages and working conditions on that property through calendar year 2019; 96 percent of the voting membership was in favor of the agreement.<br \/>\nSMART TD Vice President John E. Lesniewski, who assisted with negotiations, commended General Chairperson Mark Cook and his negotiating team (consisting of Assistant\u00a0Chairperson Thomas Gholson, William \u201cEddie\u201d Carroll, Derek Brown and Bobby McFadden) for their \u201cpersistent and systematic attentiveness to the needs of our membership.\u201d<br \/>\nCook expressed his gratitude to Lesniewski for \u201cbringing a wealth of experience and an enduring commitment to the bargaining table.&#8221;\u00a0Lesniewski, Cook and the entire negotiating team praised the members of Local 1887 for their patience and loyalty throughout the extensive negotiating process.<br \/>\nBirmingham Terminal Railway is a subsidiary of Watco Companies, an operator of several short-line railroad companies. The BHRR operates on 75.9 miles (122.1\u00a0km) of track providing switching services in the Birmingham, Alabama area. 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